id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-314288-6vh7dvad Leibovici, L. Submissions and publications in Corona times 2020-05-15 .txt text/plain 1094 67 58 In times of the COVID-19 pandemic we struggle at CMI between the urge to bring data to the readers as soon as possible and the necessity to publish trustworthy, robust material. Letters to the Editor: Under this format we publish interesting case reports and case series; and as expected we received many letters describing one (or a few) patients with presentations of COVID-19 that had not been described before. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of small observational studies, with ingrained biases, are not helpful. Observational studies: Now we have a good idea from published studies on the clinical course of COVID-19, and further descriptions of small groups of patients have little to add. Several studies have already been published on risk factors for symptomatic disease, severe disease and death in patients affected by the virus. Considering our readers, we publish studies on diagnostics only if tested on clinical samples, and preferably in clinical situations [6] . ./cache/cord-314288-6vh7dvad.txt ./txt/cord-314288-6vh7dvad.txt